DINGLE
By Chester Model Railway Club
The 3ft gauge Tralee and Dingle Railway was opened in
1891 and was 371 miles long. The
railways’ closure in 1953, was inevitable given the onslaught of road
traffic, though to its dying day was considered to be the ‘last great
adventure in railroading’
We as a group decided to model part of the railway
back in 1994, partly as a challenge to improve our own modelling skills
and also to exploit the growing availability of high quality etched
brass, white metal and plastic kits from such manufacturers as
‘Backwoods Miniatures’,
‘Branchlines’,
‘Parkside Dundas’ and
‘Worsley Works’.
The stock is therefore constructed mostly from kits, often with some
modification, though there are a few scratch built items. All of the
buildings and structures however have had to be carefully researched and
then scratch built. The track is also hand made and is code 60 rail
either glued, or soldered to rivets located in plywood sleepers, to the
correct gauge of 12mm.
This project has been an experimental one as far as we
are concerned and we have all learned a great deal. We don’t claim
to be particularly good at modelling or we would know the answers
straight away, but we do believe we have progressed a long way and most
importantly, we enjoy what we are doing. 'CMRC'
Thank you to Simon Starr for giving us permission to show these
pictures.
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